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Buckingham Palace
Tuule Põldsaar C.R.Jakobson Gymnasium
Form 9c Supervisor: Marje Maasen
2012
The Buckingham Palace
Located in London The London home for
the royal family
Tourist attraction
Location
In the center of London
Between The Green Park, Hyde Park and St. James’s Park
History
Built in 1702Originally called as the
Buckingham HouseIn 1761, the building became known as the Queen’s House
In 1820s George IV
transformed it into a palace
In 1837 it became Queen Victoria’s official resident
Today
Headquarters of the MonarchyThe offices of the Royal HouseholdUsed for State entertainingBanquets, lunches, dinners, receptions and the Royal Garden Parties
77,000 square metres of floorspace
775 rooms
Lavishly furnished
Paintings by Rembrandt, Rubens, Claude
Sculptures by Canova and Chantrey
Interior
The Garden
40 acres 30 different species of bird More than 350 different wild flowers
Visiting Millions of tourists Opened from August to September Guards
Buckingham Palace Garden
The Queen’s Gallery
Changing The Guard
Proper name is Guard Mounting
Full-dress uniform of red tunics and bearskins
Guard the official enterance
Takes approximately 45 minutes
Every day at 11.30am in summer
During the time, the band plays music
The Royal Mews Provides royal transport for the Royal Family Used for special occasions
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